Located
about seven miles (11 km) north of Lanai City, the Garden of the Gods is a place shrouding with Legend on the mystic
rock formations that constitute it. Known to locals as Keahikawelo, the Garden
is a vast expanse featuring large boulders in a spectrum of red, orange, purple
and earthen colors, scattered so perfectly that one may think they were placed
in there manually.
Formed
over thousands of years, according to scientists, the rocks formation was through
natural erosion, leaving pinnacles and buttes over the soil. But even some
geologists are confused by the rocks’ artful arrangement and the way some of
them are stacked in perfect balance. Two claims proposed by legends say that
the rocks fell from the gods’ gardens in the sky, while another says they hold
the spirits of ancient Hawaiian warriors.